governments become too powerful and abuse their own people. To stop this problem we need the right type of government‚ therefore a democracy would be the best choice. Democracy is a government for the people‚ by the people‚ of the people. Democracy is the most sufficient type of government. Popular sovereignty and equality are the best core democratic values that support democracy. A core democratic value is the fundamental beliefs and constitutional principles of our society‚ which units all Americans
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What is Democracy? 1.government by the people; a form of government in which thesupreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly bythem or by their elected agents under a free electoral system. 2.a state having such a form of government. 3.a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights andprivileges. 4.political or social equality; democratic spirit. 5.the common people of a community as distinguished from anyprivileged class; the common people with respect to theirpolitical power
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The End of the Athenian Golden Age The Athenian Golden Age began with the defeat of the invading Persians and ended shortly after the fall of Athens to the Spartans‚ in 404 BCE. The age saw numerous advances in art‚ philosophy‚ drama‚ literature‚ and government. Also known as the “Age of Pericles‚” after the Athenian statesman responsible for the direction of the city at the height of its achievements (Canadian Museum of History‚ n.d.). Scholars seem to have different theories and opinions as
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Spartans vs. Athenians Can you imagine four-thousand spartans charging down a hill while three-thousand Athenians ready their bows and release them all simultaneously while the string whips in the hard rain? The Peloponnesian War was one of the most fierce wars in Greece because many people fell in battle. From the South were the Spartans. Their forces had never been stronger with a reformed‚ military-based government. From the North was the Athenians who had just been through a war that had
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Democracy: The Best of the Worst Democracy is without a doubt a fairly successful system of governance. Although dozens of systems have been tried over the ages‚ the world has been continuously edging towards increasingly democratic models‚ at least in baby steps when not in great leaps and bounds. And yet Winston Churchill - both the product and professional beneficiary of a modestly democratic system - suggested that he considered it to be paradoxically "the worst form of government except all
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Democracy is said to be one of the best forms of government. People choose democracy mainly to remove corruption‚ hunger and poverty. Poverty is regarded as one of the worst affecting social evils. Population‚ Corruption‚ Economy and Illiteracy are the main factors which directly or indirectly lead to poverty. Population is one of the major factors which lead to poverty. The excessive population increases poverty. The increasing population decreases the per-capita income of families. For example
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Mrs. Rosado-Mejia September 27‚ 2012 Democracy has existed since long ago. Of course it took time to create it. Slowly‚ it began to form. Democracy is rule of the people‚ by the people. Greeks‚ Romans‚ Jews‚ and Christians all took part in molding today’s modern democracy. All these different cultures made an effect to democracy. For example‚ Greeks philosophy was equality to all‚ Romans contributed with The Twelve Tables‚ and the
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How Democratic Is the American Constitution? From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search How Democratic is the American Constitution? (2001‚ ISBN 0-300-09218-0‚ among others) is a book by political scientist Robert A. Dahl that discusses seven "undemocratic" elements of the United States Constitution. The book defines "democratic" as alignment with the principle of one person‚ one vote‚ also known as majority rule. The author praises the Framers of the Constitution as
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live with her. At age 30‚ they became full citizens of Sparta‚ provided they had served honorably. The Spartan boy‚ learned only the basics‚ according to Plutarch‚ such as music and mathematics. Their principal training is a military one‚ (B) ATHENIAN EDUCATION: Ancient Athens was the bright intellectual‚ educational and cultural centre
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My fellow Athenians‚ allow me to refresh your memory on the horrific events of the last thirty years. First‚ war with the Spartans‚ who razed our fields of grapes and olives‚ who killed anyone outside of our walls. Next a disease that crawled its way past our protective barrier and into our people. Relatives and friends laid dead in the streets‚ piled on top of each other‚ unburied because of the fear of the contagious plague. Another 30‚000 people no longer with us. After that we had a short period
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